Stress, Violence and Abuse:

Q1. Can it be said that stressor events which originate within the family hit people harder than those that originate outside of the family? Why or why not?

Q2. Are masculine people more likely to commit violence than feminine people? If so, when violence occurs within lesbian couples, would one of the partners have to be masculine?

Q3. Can a person ever say that family violence will never happen to him/her? Why or why not?

Q4. If a person is not a victim of family violence, should he/she still have a safety plan? Why or why not?

Q5. Discuss why building relationship skills is a successful form of family violence intervention.

Q6. Discuss how and why violence is perpetuated through different generations and how the cycle can be broken.

Q7. Discuss the ways in which research on violence and abuse can aid in violence prevention.

Q8. Use Hill's ABC-X model of family stress to discuss a stressful situation that you or your family experienced.